Corner Queen and Albert Street, Brisbane, 1886 (showing Grimes and Petty Clothing/Drapery Store)
Anon. (1886) Corner Queen and Albert Street, Brisbane, 1886 (showing Grimes and Petty Clothing/Drapery Store). [Image]
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Abstract
William Douglas Grimes was the senior partner of Grimes & Petty. He went into partnership with Mr. Petty in 1863 and died in 1896. The Grimes connection with the firm was ended by his son - also W.D. Grimes - in 1904. W.D. Grimes senior arrived in Brisbane with his family [father William] on the Chaseley in May 1849 and was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouth, Leicester England. The store was demolished circa 1970 and replace by the Pavilion shopping centre. In the foreround is The Australian Hotel (1869-1963) -- the building is still there -- minus its verandahs
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| Item Type: | Image | ||||||||
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| Collection: | QUT Alumni Donations | ||||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange - Copies - Brisbane |
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| Date: | 1886 | ||||||||
| Keywords: | Brisbane - Queensland - History; Horse drawn carriages; Grimes and Petty Clothing/Drapery Store; Australian Hotel | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2019 00:28 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2021 10:16 | ||||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Out of copyright | ||||||||
| Copyright Statement: | You are free to use this image without permission. Please attribute Queensland University of Technology | ||||||||
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| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/5208 | ||||||||
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